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Sunday 21 June 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 June 2020 · Webb Simpson’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,100,000 USD · RBC · COVID-19: originally scheduled for the week ending April 19, 2020 (week after the Masters); canceled, then rescheduled to June 18–21, 2020
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/23°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/24°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Abraham Ancer MEX · 263closed with 65; his 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th to force a playoff came up short ESPN: Webb Simpson birdies 5 of 6 after return from delay to win at Hilton Head
151 started · cut -4, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Webb Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 June 2020
I was only 2 under through 11 holes today for the round and had to make birdies.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 June 2020
I realized I'm not going to take any success out here for granted anymore. It doesn't come easy, and it's a fleeting game.
ESPN (Associated Press)
21 June 2020
I won The Players on Mother's Day after my dad passed away, and that was really special. That was an emotional win
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webb Simpson | 65 · 65 · 68 · 64 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Abraham Ancer | 69 · 64 · 65 · 65 | 263 | −21 |
| T3 | Daniel Berger | 67 · 69 · 63 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 64 · 63 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| T5 | Joaquín Niemann | 69 · 68 · 63 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 65 · 65 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| 7 | Brooks Koepka | 67 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T8 | Dylan Frittelli | 65 · 69 · 71 · 62 | 267 | −17 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | 72 · 66 · 66 · 63 | 267 | −17 |
| T8 | J.T. Poston | 67 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| T8 | Bryson DeChambeau | 67 · 64 · 70 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
| T8 | Michael Thompson | 65 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T8 | Ryan Palmer | 65 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1985-08-08, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2008; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet